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"Soap operas" is a form of "soap opera", a noun which is often translated as "la telenovela". "Serials" is a form of "serial", an adjective which is often translated as "de serie". Learn more about the difference between "soap operas" and "serials" below.
soap opera(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (television)
a. la telenovela (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I can't believe this soap opera is still running. I used to watch it when I was 12, and I'm 43 now!No puedo creer que todavía estén dando esta telenovela. La solía ver cuando tenía 12, ¡y tengo 43 ahora!
The star of this soap opera is my favorite dramatic actor.La estrella de esta telenovela es mi actor dramático favorito.
b. el culebrón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They never resolve things at the end of soap operas to make you keep watching.Nunca resuelven las cosas al final de los culebrones para que lo sigas viendo.
c. la comedia (F) (Chile) (Uruguay) (Venezuela)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Chile
Regionalism used in Uruguay
Regionalism used in Venezuela
They add a lot of supernatural elements to the plot on this soap opera.Introducen muchos elementos sobrenaturales al argumento en esta comedia.
serial(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (sequential)
a. de serie
I recorded my bicycle's serial number in case it gets stolen.Anoté el número de serie de la bicicleta por si me la roban.
a. en serie
They were naturally shocked to learn that a member of their community was a serial killer.Como es natural, se quedaron horrorizados al enterarse de que un miembro de su comunidad era un asesino en serie.
3. (literature)
a. por entregas
Part five of my serial publication comes out this Friday.El quinto capítulo de mi publicación por entregas sale este viernes.
4. (computing)
a. serial
My monitor connects to the computer via a serial port.Mi monitor se conecta a la computadora a través de un puerto serial.
b. en serie
This problem can come up when connecting more than two serial devices to a computer.Este problema puede surgir al conectar más de dos dispositivos en serie a una computadora.
a. en serie
We built a serial and a parallel circuit in today's physics class.En la clase de física de hoy, construimos un circuito en serie y otro en paralelo.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. el serial (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There is a serial on the radio about a maid who falls in love with a count.Ponen un serial en la radio sobre una sirvienta que se enamora de un conde.
7. (literature)
a. la novela por entregas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Before becoming a book, the story was published as a serial in a literary magazine.Antes de convertirse en libro, la historia fue publicada como novela por entregas en una revista literaria.
